 image via www.hilliaryjordan.com To prepare for this Thursday's video conference with Hillary Jordan, author of award winning novel Mudbound, please take a moment and do the following:
- Consider the most complex and provocative aspects of the novel. - Decide what you want to find out more about OR get an answer to. It's not every day you get to speak directly to the author! So let's be thoughtful, intelligent, and mature people and let's make it count! Directions: REPLY TO THIS POST with ONE QUESTION you'd most like to ASK or ONE IDEA you'd most like to DISCUSS with Hillary Jordan.
42 Comments
Destiny Allen
9/13/2016 03:16:34 pm
If you were in Florence's situation, finding out what Pappy and the others did to her son (Ronsel), How would you react?
Sydney Shaw
9/13/2016 03:20:44 pm
Which character's point of view did you find the most interesting and fun to write about? Which character do you most relate to?
Mya Junkin
9/13/2016 03:25:56 pm
While writing Mudbound, what was your biggest inspiration. Also, were you planning on creating a sequel while you were writing the firs?
Fina
9/13/2016 03:33:38 pm
How did you pick the characters names? I believe that a person's name sets up who they are or who they will be in life. So was it just a pull from the hat or did you specifically pick the names for a reason?
Juneau
9/13/2016 03:47:27 pm
Why exactly did you never write in Pappy's perspective? He is the only main character of the novel who didn't get to share his piece of mind on the subjects at hand. Sure, he did get to have his racist, sexist mindset be displayed, but we never got to understand where he was coming from.
Brittney
9/13/2016 03:51:51 pm
What inspired you to write MudBound and do any of the chatachters or events in the book reflect your life ?
MALERIE
9/13/2016 03:59:03 pm
Why did you never give Pappy a voice? Why wasn't he able to talk or have a part in the novel? While writing Mudbound did you have think about giving Pappy a voice, or did you know from the beginning he wasn't going to speak?
Liam
9/13/2016 04:14:05 pm
Did you base any characters or traits they have off of real life people you know? If so, who?
Mallorie Rudy
9/13/2016 04:50:29 pm
Which character do you feel most connected to? Was it difficult to write about events/beliefs through different point of views?
Alaina
9/13/2016 05:35:42 pm
Do you have a favorite main character while writing this novel or do you love all of them equally? Did you base any of the characters off people in your life?
Bella
9/13/2016 06:09:58 pm
If you had to be one of the characters in Mudbound, who would you pick and why?
Kiana McCutcheon
9/13/2016 06:16:16 pm
Why did you choose to write in multiple perspectives? What gave you the idea?
Kat
9/13/2016 06:18:05 pm
When writing in multiple perspectives did it make it harder or easier to write and keep track of all of the characters voices, personalities, and stories?
Tiffany
9/13/2016 07:01:38 pm
Which of the character point of views came to you first? Or was there even a "first"?
Julia Gilpin
9/13/2016 07:20:46 pm
Which characters perspective was the most difficult to write?
Amy Filip
9/13/2016 07:23:08 pm
Why was Laura so naive about the Jewish situation in Europe when she taught out a doctor for Hap? Were many people unaware of the persecution of the Jews in the war at this time?
Brooke
9/13/2016 07:27:27 pm
You used the narratives of Laura, Henry, Jamie, Ronsel, Florence and Hap, but why didnt you use a narrative for pappy?
Katie Unger
9/13/2016 07:27:30 pm
When writing the character Laura, where did you draw inspiration from to describe her voice and her character as a whole?
Kaitlyn Boyd
9/13/2016 07:54:10 pm
I felt that there was an amazing depth to the characters we heard from. Is that something that came naturally as you wrote from their perspectives or did you plan out how you wanted different aspects of their personalities to come across? If so, how?
Noah Gross
9/13/2016 07:57:30 pm
Where did you get the idea of Mudbound? What drove you to write something like this and see it through?
Megan Hardy
9/13/2016 08:02:40 pm
Was Laura's miscarriage intended to be symbolic of all the sacrifices she was forced to make for her husband and children by moving to the farm? Also, I thought the title of the book was pretty symbolic after reading the story. Was the Title developed before, during, or after you finished writing the book?
Hailley Manfull
9/13/2016 08:26:55 pm
Did you ever have doubts about writing Mudbound with more than one character perspective? Why did you choose to have more than one character perspective?
Lee Curran
9/13/2016 09:12:06 pm
Did you have a place in mind while writing the novel? How did this place impact the way you split the points of views of each chapter? Was it do broaden the audiences view of each event happening or was there a deeper meaning to that? Sidenote: Obsessed with the book please write about what happens to Henry and Laura!!!!
Jessica Hammersla
9/13/2016 09:18:48 pm
Each character point of view had a very unique voice. How did you develop such clear differing character perspectives?
Trey Hull
9/13/2016 09:40:37 pm
What/who did you base "pappy" and his tone on? Was there a person or group of people that influenced you on how he would talk and act in the characters memories?
Nicholas
9/13/2016 09:41:47 pm
What was your inspiration in writing this novel? Did you form a character around a person you've met in your life? If so, why and what are some things you admire through that character?
Ashley Headley
9/13/2016 10:13:23 pm
Did Pappy not have a voice because the book was mostly flashback and by that point he was already gone?
Hannah
9/13/2016 10:25:37 pm
How did you manage to give so much life into each character? What inspired this topic for your book. When can we expect the next one?
Hailey McGuire
9/13/2016 10:29:10 pm
What was her inspiration while writing this book? In the future, will her next books mimic this style? Will they take place in the past as well?
Amanda Ervin
9/13/2016 10:34:59 pm
How did you go about putting yourself in the character perspective you were writing about shoes? Would you ever write another book with the same setup?
Eric Johnson
9/13/2016 10:41:43 pm
Changing between different perspectives takes a lot of skill as a writer, and you pulled it off masterfully. What inspired you to attempt this in your very first novel?
Jared
9/13/2016 11:14:18 pm
What was your biggest inspiration for writing this book? Also which character did you find most challenging to write a perspective or a dialogue for?
Becca Moriarty
9/13/2016 11:15:27 pm
A lot of people who have read this book talk about how much they love it and how it's such an inspiring novel! You give great detail, and personal aspects in that time period, It makes me want to read and understand more , What books would you recommend to those who have read Mudbound and want to know even more about that period?
Samantha Dodson
9/13/2016 11:34:08 pm
Why did you decide to first start the book at the scene of pappy's burial? What was the reaction you wanted from the reader when starting with this scene?
David Carvajal
9/14/2016 12:40:21 am
Reading this book, I really enjoyed the rotating perspectives of the characters and how they came together. I'd like to talk about how this worked out so well for this book instead of one point of view and why we don't see this too often in other books.
Morgan
9/14/2016 10:16:17 am
What inspired you to write Mudbound in different points of view? And how difficult was it to keep them all from clashing or being repetitive?
Braxton Roman
9/14/2016 11:09:37 am
What was your motivation/inspiration to write this book? And how did that contribute to how you wrote Mudbound?
Kameron
9/14/2016 11:16:10 am
When writing Mudbound did you intend for each character to have such a unique perspective? Or did it just happen that way?
Kameron
9/14/2016 11:18:09 am
When writing Mudbound did you intend for each character to have such a unique perspective? Or did it just happen that way.
Danielle
9/14/2016 03:37:20 pm
Did Mudbound turn out how you originally imagined it? Did it differ a lot or a little from what you originally planned? Were the characters originally imagined the way you have them written in the book or did they change and evolve over time as you went on writing the book?
John Bewley
9/14/2016 10:35:06 pm
Did you ever think about writing the book from perspective? How did you come up with the whole multiple personality thing?
Ashley Hess
9/26/2016 10:30:47 am
What was the most challenging thing about writing Mudbound and how did you keep up with all the different characters personalities and traits? Leave a Reply. |
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